AMI Prize Draws Terms & Conditions

Prize Draw Terms & Conditions

 

By entering the prize draw you are agreeing to these prize draw terms and conditions.

 

1. The prize draw is being run by Applied Microbiology International (AMI).

 

2. Eligibility to enter:

  • The prize draw is open to reader’s of The Microbiologist over 18 years of age (AMI staff members and trustees are excluded from the draw). 
  • In entering the prize draw, you confirm that you are eligible to do so and eligible to claim any prize you may win.
  • A maximum of one entry per individual is permitted.
  • The prize draw is free to enter.

 

  • How to enter : By completing the online The Microbiologist magazine reader survey
  • The prizes are in the form of Amazon vouchers: First prize = £75.  Second prize = £50. Third prize = £25
  • The winner will be drawn at random using an online randomiser attached to our survey platform.
  • The prize is non-exchangeable, non-transferable and no cash alternatives will be offered.
  • We reserve the right to substitute prizes with another prize of equal or higher value if circumstances beyond our control make it necessary to do so.
  • The decision of AMI regarding any aspect of the prize draw is final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into about it.

 

  • Winner announcement and conditions:
    • The winner will be notified after 31st December via the email address provided as part of the survey.
    • AMI will attempt to contact the winner by email up to two times within a period of 7 days.
    • If the winner does not respond to the emails notifying them of their win within 14 days of the second email, they will lose their right to the prize, and AMI reserves the right to choose and notify a new winner.
    • Please allow 14 days for delivery of the prize to your email address.
    • You consent to any personal information you provide in entering the prize draw being used by AMI for the purposes of administering the prize draw, and for those purposes as defined within our Privacy Notice.
    • The winner agrees to the release of their first name and place of work to any other prize draw participants if requested via AMI.
      • An announcement of the winners first name and country of residence will be made via The Microbiologist's website and social media.
      • All personal information shall be used in accordance with AMI's Privacy Policy. 
      • AMI does not accept any liability for any damage, loss, injury or disappointment suffered by any entrants as a result of either participating in the prize draw or being selected for a prize, save that AMI does not exclude its liability for death or personal injury as a result of its own negligence.
    • AMI reserves the right to cancel the prize draw or amend these terms and conditions at any time, without prior notice.
    • The prize draw and these terms and conditions will be governed by English law and any disputes will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.